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Morrow teaches medicine: Basic lessons in medicine to empower yourself * 8
    #26672353 - 05/15/20 10:06 AM (3 years, 8 months ago)

I need to find a more creative way to use my free time so if this is popular I will write a series of similar lessons.

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#1 Basic Medicine: Shock

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Key Terms:
Perfusion: The extent of oxygen and nutrient delivery to tissues
Syndrome: A set of signs and symptoms
Edema: accumulation of fluids outside of the blood vessels

If you’ve ever watched a medical drama, you’ve probably heard them say “the patient is going into shock”. The purpose of this article is to explain what exactly shock is in the briefest but most informative way possible.

Shock is defined as “a syndrome characterized by decreased tissue perfusion and impaired cellular metabolism”. Basically, the cells in your body are not receiving enough oxygen to create energy in the way that they typically do, using what is called aerobic metabolism. When there is insufficient oxygen to perform aerobic metabolism, cells switch to a form of energy generation called anaerobic metabolism. This enables the cell to continue functioning for a time, but the byproducts of this kind of metabolism are acidic. Over time, the blood becomes increasing acidic, which can lead to death.

There are many different reasons that shock can occur, but they fall into three broad categories: cardiogenic shock, hypovolemic shock, and distributive shock. What is common to all forms of shock is that insufficient levels of oxygenated blood are reaching the various organs/tissues.
In cardiogenic shock, the reason is that the heart is not pumping enough blood to the other organs. The most well-known cause of cardiogenic shock is a heart attack. Heart failure is a condition where the heart muscle cannot effectively pump blood throughout the body. Severe forms of heart failure also lead to cardiogenic shock.

Hypo- means low, and volemia means level of fluid in the blood vessels; therefore hypovolemic shock means that insufficient levels of oxygenated blood are reaching tissues because there simply isn’t enough fluid in the blood. With low fluid levels, the pressure against the capillary wall drops, and the fluid doesn’t cross the membrane. The most obvious causes of hypovolemic shock are extensive bleeding and dehydration, but it can also be caused by conditions where fluid leaks into various body cavities.

Distributive shock can be divided into three subtypes: Neurogenic, anaphylactic, and septic. Neurogenic shock is caused by spinal cord injuries and spinal anesthesia. Anaphylactic shock is a type of widespread, life-threatening allergic reaction. Septic shock is caused by the presence of microorganisms in the body that cause the immune system to release massive amounts of inflammatory chemicals throughout the circulation. In all three cases, the blood vessels dilate, blood pressure drops, and tissue perfusion goes down.

Shock takes place in stages. In the initial stage, cells switch to anaerobic metabolism. In the compensatory stage, the heart rate increases to compensate for the reduced level of O2 in the blood, and the blood vessels in the vital organs constrict, which shifts the balance of tissue perfusion in their favor. Blood is first shunted away from the skin, then the GI tract, then the kidneys and liver. In the progressive stage, these compensatory mechanisms start to fail. The amount blood the heart can pump decreases, and blood pressure begins to fall. Sustained inflammation of the blood vessels allows fluid to leak out, causing edema. This is especially problematic in the lungs, and the first signs of progressive shock are usually observed as respiratory distress due to the accumulation of fluid therein. Lack of oxygen to the GI tract leads to widespread bleeding and ulceration, which can worsen shock by causing anemia and hypovolemia. The kidneys begin to fail, which leads to the accumulation of minerals like potassium that can cause heart attacks in high levels. The liver begins to fail, leading to jaundice and the creation of blood clots within the blood vessels. This set of conditions is called Multi-System Organ Failure. Finally, in the refractory stage, perfusion of the brain cannot be maintained, and recovery is unlikely.

Treatment of shock depends on the cause. A universal treatment for shock is supplemental oxygen. Fluid is given by IV to treat increase blood pressure with most kinds of shock. Red blood cells are also commonly given to improve oxygen delivery. Proteins like albumin are used to pull fluids out of the capillary beds and back into the veins. Drugs to constrict the blood vessels are given when blood pressure drops. Drugs that dilate the arteries of the heart are given for cardiogenic shock. Antibiotics, antivirals, and antifungals are given for septic shock.




Edit: Forgot to mention that epinephrine is used to treat anaphylactic shock.


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Re: Morrow teaches medicine: Basic lessons in medicine to empower yourself [Re: morrowasted] * 1
    #26672367 - 05/15/20 10:12 AM (3 years, 8 months ago)

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Re: Morrow teaches medicine: Basic lessons in medicine to empower yourself [Re: morrowasted] * 1
    #26672376 - 05/15/20 10:16 AM (3 years, 8 months ago)

voted common blood laboratory testing, due to going through so much of it myself but not knowing what goes on after the blood gets into the tubes

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Re: Morrow teaches medicine: Basic lessons in medicine to empower yourself [Re: morrowasted]
    #26672400 - 05/15/20 10:32 AM (3 years, 8 months ago)

This is so cool! Like free school! :popcorn: I voted intracranial pressure cause I like Psychology and brain-related stuff.


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Re: Morrow teaches medicine: Basic lessons in medicine to empower yourself [Re: LogicaL Chaos] * 1
    #26672483 - 05/15/20 11:28 AM (3 years, 8 months ago)

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Re: Morrow teaches medicine: Basic lessons in medicine to empower yourself [Re: gopher] * 5
    #26672693 - 05/15/20 01:43 PM (3 years, 8 months ago)

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    #26672712 - 05/15/20 01:55 PM (3 years, 8 months ago)

Morrowasted, please make a series out of this.


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    #26672813 - 05/15/20 02:56 PM (3 years, 8 months ago)

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Re: Morrow teaches medicine: Basic lessons in medicine to empower yourself [Re: morrowasted]
    #26673022 - 05/15/20 04:39 PM (3 years, 8 months ago)

Why do I have occasional hypercalcemia?


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Re: Morrow teaches medicine: Basic lessons in medicine to empower yourself [Re: Crazy_Horse]
    #26673049 - 05/15/20 04:47 PM (3 years, 8 months ago)

Morrowasted, I as you know am obese.

If I eat 125 grams of sugar (I stopped doing that) I hold over a liter of water for several days.

Is this due to excess glycogen production, necessitating water to bind it?

Common sense would dictate conversion to fat and storage thereof, but that does not account for the bloating effect.

Glycogen?


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Re: Morrow teaches medicine: Basic lessons in medicine to empower yourself [Re: Asante] * 1
    #26673088 - 05/15/20 05:05 PM (3 years, 8 months ago)

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Water retention or edema occurs when excess water builds up in our body’s circulatory system, tissues, or body cavities. Often this extra water is due to allergies, food intolerances, a lack of protein in your diet, vitamin deficiencies, or the biggest culprit – your menstrual cycle.




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Re: Morrow teaches medicine: Basic lessons in medicine to empower yourself [Re: tosatori] * 2
    #26673104 - 05/15/20 05:11 PM (3 years, 8 months ago)

Basic Medicine: Common Labs Part one — CBC

https://medium.com/@w6152238/basic-medicine-common-labs-part-one-cbc-93161431be93
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Key terms:
thromboctye — Cells involved in blood clotting
penia — A suffix indicating a low level of some constituent of the blood
-emia- a suffix meaning “blood”; hence “anemia” means “no” blood, “bacteremia” means bacterial in the blood

Everyone is familiar with having their blood drawn at the clinic. Generally you get a phone call a week later with someone telling you someone either is or isn’t abnormal. The purpose of this article is to explain commonly performed labs in a way that is easy to understand. Some of the figures that represent a normal count (reference values) may vary according to the laboratory procedure, so this article will simply refer to low and elevated counts without using reference values.

The complete blood count (CBC) is an extremely common test that measures 6 values: White blood cells (WBCs), Red blood cells (RBCs), Hemoglobin, hematocrit (commonly called H&H), platelets, and mean corpuscular volume (MCV).

Elevated or low white blood cells are typically indicative of infection. Elevated WBCs are also present in leukemia. Low WBCs are seen with the use of certain medications and diseases of the bone marrow, such as aplastic anemia.

Hematocrit is a measure of the percentage of RBCs in the total volume of fluid in the blood. Hemoglobin is a measure of the specific oxygen carrying chemical in blood. MCV is a measure of the mean size of the RBC. RBC count, H&H, and MCV together provide information useful for differentiating between causes of blood disorders. A low level of all values indicates bone marrow disease. A normal RBC and H&H with an elevated MCV indicates a condition called megaloblastic anemia, which is caused by deficiency of vitamins B9 and B12.
Reduced RBCs and hemoglobin may reflect many disease processes. The most obvious ones are massive bleeding and inherited anemia in which blood cells are misshaped or destroyed too quickly. Iron deficiency can also caused reduced RBCs. Kidney disease, either acute or chronic, can also cause anemia because the kidneys are responsible for releasing a hormone called erythropoietin that signals the bone marrow to create new RBCs. An increased RBC and H&H are referred to as polycythemia, and they are generally the result of chronically low blood oxygen levels causing the body to produce more RBCs in an attempt to compensate.

Platelets are chemicals that help the blood clot correctly. When there aren’t enough platelets in the blood (a condition called thrombocytopenia), the patient is at risk of bleeding. Low platelet levels can be caused by many conditions, such as leukemia, hepatitis, chirrosis, and with the use of chemotherapy medications.

Anemia is treated in a variety of ways. The treatment may be as simple as iron or B vitamin supplementation, or may require regular blood transfusions or self-administration of the hormone erythropoeitin. People with low WBCs should be very cautious to avoid getting infections.




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Re: Morrow teaches medicine: Basic lessons in medicine to empower yourself [Re: Asante] * 1
    #26673142 - 05/15/20 05:24 PM (3 years, 8 months ago)

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Morrowasted, I as you know am obese.

If I eat 125 grams of sugar (I stopped doing that) I hold over a liter of water for several days.

Is this due to excess glycogen production, necessitating water to bind it?

Common sense would dictate conversion to fat and storage thereof, but that does not account for the bloating effect.

Glycogen?



I don't know the answer to your question, but I will speculate.  One liter of fluid weighs 2lbs. What I can tell you for sure is that weigh gain of 2lbs in one day generally indicates congestive heart failure. Weight gain of 5lbs in 2 days is something we are require to report to the doctor because it almost always means congestive heart failure is worsening. Generally, people will excrete what they drink. In some people, the heart doesn't pump effectively enough to move fluid out of the veins into the right atrium. When those people consume fluids too quickly, they develop HYPERvolemia, and then edema, as the fluid pools in the capillary beds and spaces between the cells.

In the hospital, we will generally give a diuretic like furosemide to pull the fluids.

The typical capacity of the kidneys to process glucose is 180 grams per day. With Chronic Kidney Disease, the rate of filtration is reduced. The increased blood glucose will increase the osmolality of the fluid in the blood vessels. Thus, since the glucose isn't passing through the kidneys, it's remaining in the blood vessels.

The space in which it accumulates will increase the workload of the left ventricle and cause it to grow over time (if I could listen your chest I could tell you whether it's grown or not). The difference between the pressure in the arteries and the pressure in the veins will cause edema and weight gain.

Eventually that glucose gets processed out and the fluid follows it.

Just a guess. Stay healthy, friend.


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    #26673159 - 05/15/20 05:30 PM (3 years, 8 months ago)

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Why do I have occasional hypercalcemia?



Hah, I couldn't tell ya. You could be getting too much vitamin D without enough vitamin k2. You could have a little tumor on your parathyroid glands.


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    #26674324 - 05/16/20 07:37 AM (3 years, 8 months ago)

I get a routine blood test and its hypercalcemic, then the doc retests and its normal. Happened a few times.
I was thinking it could be dehydration. My doc wants me to go to a specialist if it continues.


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    #26674367 - 05/16/20 08:17 AM (3 years, 8 months ago)

So it's not unusual for blood electrolytes to fall slightly outside of normal ranges. The only one that is of immediate concern if it is even slightly out of range is potassium. If the elevated calcium were high enough to be of immediate concern your doc would have ordered rule out tests immediately. The fact that they are taking a "watch and wait" approach basically means the level wasn't so far out of range that the doctor is worried about catching a lawsuit for not giving you a referral. It's financially unreasonable for every single person with slightly abnormal labs to see a specialist and receive additional diagnostics, it's just too common.

You could try to schedule an appointment independently with an endocrinologist. Not sure how your insurance works.


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    #26676405 - 05/17/20 07:32 AM (3 years, 8 months ago)

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    #26676464 - 05/17/20 08:30 AM (3 years, 8 months ago)

when you do metobolic panel, include wether you think C reactive protein is a usefull marker or you think its bunk, Ive seen people argue both sides


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    #26676495 - 05/17/20 08:53 AM (3 years, 8 months ago)

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Also, if I recall about C reactive protein levels, it's a well known marker of inflammation and is sensitive but not specific to any one disease.

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    #26678092 - 05/18/20 02:53 AM (3 years, 8 months ago)

i saw this thread title and thought it meant "morrowwind teaching medicine" as in how to mix things like fly agaric and other random deadly ingredients on your lawn to make potions to empower your self. :rofl:


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    #26678142 - 05/18/20 03:59 AM (3 years, 8 months ago)

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weigh gain of 2lbs in one day generally indicates congestive heart failure.




Whoah, how has this never clicked for me!?  Thanks morrow!


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    #26678149 - 05/18/20 04:05 AM (3 years, 8 months ago)

I was taking shots of black seed oil every morning.

Is that stuff ok ? I heard it's really healthy.


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    #26678183 - 05/18/20 04:48 AM (3 years, 8 months ago)

Thanks for this morrowasted. Appreciated :smile:


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    #26678333 - 05/18/20 07:08 AM (3 years, 8 months ago)

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weigh gain of 2lbs in one day generally indicates congestive heart failure.




Whoah, how has this never clicked for me!?  Thanks morrow!



Obviously if you're not having bowel movements that can also cause you to "gain weight" quickly, but nobody gains or loses 2lbs of lean or fat body mass in a day. What we do in the hospital is measure fluid intake and output precisely by the milliliter for people who are at risk of fluid retention/overload. We also weigh these people every morning. This gives us an idea about how effectively their heart and kidneys are working together to move fluid through the vasculature.


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    #26678336 - 05/18/20 07:09 AM (3 years, 8 months ago)

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I was taking shots of black seed oil every morning.

Is that stuff ok ? I heard it's really healthy.



I've taken it before. I don't know how healthy it is, I just heard it makes you feel good.  It did make me feel different, I remember. I would be careful drinking a whole lot of plant oils though. That stuff is generally almost all omega 6 fat.


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    #26678351 - 05/18/20 07:20 AM (3 years, 8 months ago)

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when you do metobolic panel, include wether you think C reactive protein is a usefull marker or you think its bunk, Ive seen people argue both sides



C-reactive protein (CRP) isn't part of the basic metabolic panel. It's well known to be non-specific. The way the diagnostic process works is to gather a lot of different assessment data to help you make a judgment. No one piece of data is sufficient to determine the diagnosis. CRP is used alongisde other information like blood/sputum cultures (for infection) or perhaps genetic screening (for autoimmune disorders) to give information about severity. With an infectious process, a higher CRP is presumed to indicate that the patient is more likely to progress into sepsis (generalized inflammatory state throughout the blood vessels). This information isn't especially useful to the patient, but predicting acuity and resource demand for patients is important for hospitals to keep things flowing smoothly. For some diseases causing inflammation there may not be accurate tests available, or they may be genetic and the contribution of genetics to the disease may not be well understood. In this case, doctors will use nonspecific markers like CRP to guide them in making a diagnosis.


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    #26678404 - 05/18/20 07:56 AM (3 years, 8 months ago)

Basic Medicine #3: Labs-  Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP)

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The basic metabolic panel (BMP) is probably the most common blood test, at least in a hospital setting. The BMP isn't typically used to help guide diagnosis, but to provide information to the medical team about how to provide supportive care to the patient while they are being treated for other conditions. Information provided by the BMP helps to guide the medical team in making decisions about which IV fluids to give the patient, what kind of nutrition to give the patient, whether or not to keep the patient on a continuous cardiac monitor, and how closely the patient's fluid intake and output need to be monitored.

The labs included in the BMP fall into four categories: Kidney function tests, electrolytes, glucose, and calcium.

Kidney function tests include Creatinine (Cr) and Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN). Cr is a very useful test for determining how well the kidneys are working. An elevated Cr means that the filtration rate of the kidneys is lower than it should be. The kidneys need to filter at least 30ml of fluid per hour in order to properly remove waste products. An accumulation of Cr in the blood means that the kidneys are not doing so. This can be the result of many problems: for example, in heart failure, the heart does not pump fluid to the kidneys efficiently. Dehydration, infection, and direct damage (punching/stabbing) to the kidneys can also damage them in such a way that they do not filter as well as they should. If an accurate test of the kidney filtration rate (called the Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) is needed, the nurse has to measure the total amount of urine produced in 24 hours and keep a consistently timed set of Cr measurements. This information is used by the computer along with information like age, race, and gender to calculate the GFR. A value under 90 indicates either acute kidney injury or chronic kidney disease.

BUN is less useful. It essentially represents the breakdown of proteins in the body. An elevated BUN can indicate the the kidneys are failing to filter properly, but it can also be caused by many other conditions, or even simply eating too much protein or doing frequent resistance training.

The easiest way to understand electrolytes is that they are ionized forms of minerals. The BMP tests for sodium, potassium, bicarbonate, and chloride. Each of these plays a role in regulating appropriate body function. Decreased sodium may indicate that there is too much fluid in the blood vessels. Sodium plays an essential role in the nervous system; patients with increased or decreased sodium are at risk of seizures and coma. Increased potassium may reflect many processes such as kidney failure, cancer, and more. It is not used for diagnosing so much as giving information about how to provide supportive care. The electrical conduction system of the heart depends on potassium. Patients with elevated or reduced potassium are connected to a device that measures their heart rhythm constantly. That information is sent remotely to a room called telemetry, and abnormal heart rhythms are reported to the medical team remotely.

Bicarbonate is responsible for maintaining appropriate pH of the blood. It is a basic (opposite of acidic) compound. An elevated bicarbonate level may indicate that the body is attempting to compensate for some disease process that is acidifying the blood. Acidic blood with a normal bicarbonate may reflect a failure of the kidneys to appropriately compensate.

Chloride levels reflect kidney function as well. Reduced or elevated chloride levels cause GI dysfunction, changes in thirst, and peripheral nervous system dysfunction.

Calcium is used for electrical conduction throughout the body, and reduced or elevated levels can indicate many problems with the heart, muscles, and brain.

Glucose levels are important for appropriate cellular metabolism. Elevated glucose levels may indicate insulin resistance and ketoacidosis, which must be addressed. Reduced glucose levels are even more dangerous and can lead to coma, so they must be addressed immediately.






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Re: Morrow teaches medicine: Basic lessons in medicine to empower yourself [Re: morrowasted]
    #26679167 - 05/18/20 03:06 PM (3 years, 8 months ago)

Good thread, I get a full panel every 4 months for my trt and I encourage everyone my age and older to get it done at least twice a year to see how everything is functioning.  I don’t know what all the stuff is on it, but if it’s in the high or low range I look it up to see what I can do to fix it.  One thing I love to see is the people I’m helping with diet, their blood work before they start with me and their blood work as we go along with it.  Based on my blood work I’m happy to say I’m pretty healthy, with exception of my RBC being a tad  high, which is fixed with me giving blood, and my blood pressure being slightly elevated, which I attribute to the ECA stack i was taking.


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    #26679171 - 05/18/20 03:07 PM (3 years, 8 months ago)

I remember my panel before last my BUN was super high, I figured from too much protein.  I ended up eating more protein and it went back to normal levels, so who knows what happened there.


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Re: Morrow teaches medicine: Basic lessons in medicine to empower yourself [Re: Pupenhause]
    #26679791 - 05/18/20 08:28 PM (3 years, 8 months ago)

probably just got your levels taken after an intense workout


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Re: Morrow teaches medicine: Basic lessons in medicine to empower yourself [Re: morrowasted]
    #26681457 - 05/19/20 04:14 PM (3 years, 8 months ago)

Time to start a shroomery medical case studies sub forum.


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